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Like most major cities, Boston slams drivers with tolls as they try to enter and/or exit the city, especially on heavily trafficked routes such as the road to Logan International Airport. Parking at Logan, even for a short pick-up stop, is expensive enough without paying the return toll for using the Sumner Tunnel. However, there is a way to make the round-trip to Logan International Airport and pay no highway tolls.

Items you will need

Boston area street map

Step 1

Drive onto I-93 heading south, either from Storrow Drive or some point north of Storrow. If you are driving to Logan from north of the Charles River, you are already on the right part of I-93.

Step 2

Take the Callahan Tunnel entrance from I-93. The tunnel emerges less than 1/3 of a mile from Logan Airport, so simply follow the signs from there.

Step 3

Return to Boston by first driving toward Revere on Route 1A, and take the first exit to the Chelsea Street Bridge out of the airport and across the river. Follow Williams and Beachem Street across Chelsea to the intersection with Route 99.

Step 4

Turn north onto Route 99 and cross the Malden Bridge to Charlestown. Follow Rutherford Avenue to Cambridge Street, and then follow the signs to get back on I-93 going south and back into Boston.

Tip

If have a GPS receiver, set its navigation features to toll-free routes. It will probably guide you right to the Callahan Tunnel for the outbound leg of your journey.